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HelpIf you had a girl in the 1950s, what would you name her?
I think I'd name her Denise.
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Theresa Yolanda
Gwendolyn Deirdre
Nedra Rowena
Delia Cassandra
Rhea Justina
Drusilla Nadine
Lucinda Delfina
Rosalinda Merry
Twyla Jeanmarie
Ursula Rosemary
Laurel Miriam
Letitia Garnet
Demetria Ruth
Sylvia Esmeralda
Zelda Mercy
Elmira Sigrid
Autumn Zenobia
Claire Germaine
Rhonda Juliet
Sofia Helen
Thea Roxanne
Dianne Pandora
Carmen Geneva
Cindra Valentina
Venetia Lupita
Julianne Adela
Jessamine Dorothea
I don't really know. These are names from the US 1950s popularity list, except for Jessamine which would have been a plausible honoring name.
Gwendolyn Deirdre
Nedra Rowena
Delia Cassandra
Rhea Justina
Drusilla Nadine
Lucinda Delfina
Rosalinda Merry
Twyla Jeanmarie
Ursula Rosemary
Laurel Miriam
Letitia Garnet
Demetria Ruth
Sylvia Esmeralda
Zelda Mercy
Elmira Sigrid
Autumn Zenobia
Claire Germaine
Rhonda Juliet
Sofia Helen
Thea Roxanne
Dianne Pandora
Carmen Geneva
Cindra Valentina
Venetia Lupita
Julianne Adela
Jessamine Dorothea
I don't really know. These are names from the US 1950s popularity list, except for Jessamine which would have been a plausible honoring name.
This message was edited 2/16/2024, 3:28 PM
Whoaaaa, I love that!! I'm going to have to make a bigger list like that as well!
oops, wrong spot.
This message was edited 2/16/2024, 3:25 PM
Beverley. I hope this name makes a comeback.
This is so hard, because I can see into the future. Immediately I thought "Helen!" But Helen was already becoming old fashioned by the 50s, wasn't it?
If I was a time traveler enjoying some midcentury tourism, I'd pick Helen, Roberta, Vivian, Rosemary, Or Veronica maybe?
If I was actually a person born in the 1930s, though, would I like those names??
My grandma always wished she could have named my aunt "Roxanne" but she was talked out of it. So I'd name my 1950s baby..... Roxanne Rita.
If I was a time traveler enjoying some midcentury tourism, I'd pick Helen, Roberta, Vivian, Rosemary, Or Veronica maybe?
If I was actually a person born in the 1930s, though, would I like those names??
My grandma always wished she could have named my aunt "Roxanne" but she was talked out of it. So I'd name my 1950s baby..... Roxanne Rita.
Yesss, I like the name Roxanne a lot!
Difficult to choose!
Theresa Mary
Pamela Denise (Pam)
Georgina Rosemary
I think I’ll go with Pam
Theresa Mary
Pamela Denise (Pam)
Georgina Rosemary
I think I’ll go with Pam
Rose or Daisy.
So many lovely ones! I'm using a UK list; our naming habits were largely British until, in the mid-1970s, we finally got TV and with it, exposure to all things American.
Pamela Margaret? Rosemary Jennifer? Gillian Shirley?
Pamela Margaret? Rosemary Jennifer? Gillian Shirley?
That's actually really interesting. That makes me realize the names I dislike are ones with British influence.
Constance or Sherri
Bonnie
Interesting! I just noticed that name is making a comeback.
Ooh, I like Renee!
I think I would name her Ellen. Or similar to you, Denise.
This message was edited 2/15/2024, 7:22 PM
i'd name her denise too